deterrent Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 The first book to be printed ever. This site has scans of every page. Mad typograpgy and colors. http://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/homepage.html :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 its actually the first book to be printed with movable type. but cool none the less. It looks like there was alot of work done afterwards but considering how much time they saved it was probably like nothing to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted September 21, 2007 Share Posted September 21, 2007 The type was printed, I believe the images were hand painted like in the Illuminated manuscripts in the Koran. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Green Posted September 22, 2007 Share Posted September 22, 2007 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Mask Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 I was going through a clients file at work the other day, and it turns out he has a first edition copy of Johnson's "A Dictionary of the English Language" from 1755. There were a bunch of photos of it, and while it wasnt anywhere near as impressive as the gutenberg bible visually, I was still fascinated. Can you imagine how much of a social impact that book made? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{OneSevenNine.com} Posted September 25, 2007 Share Posted September 25, 2007 The University where I live had a copy on loan. I was able to see it in person. It was inspiring. As for social implications, it made education and reading available to the masses. The knowledge of reading was accessible in inexpensive quantities. Fust and Gutenberg's assistant Scheoffer worked on this project after conspiring against Gutenberg. Such tragedy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Statrick Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 i learned about this once. shit is pretty crisp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defer Posted May 11, 2009 Share Posted May 11, 2009 illuminated manuscripts are on display at the getty museum in l.a. if anyone is in southern california. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Screw Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 pretty sure i saw 'u mad' in there somewhere. prophetic, to say the least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 unsure of whether this works but it';s some wise words about printing whihc I think fit well into this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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